Candy

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Peanut Brittle

Peanut Brittle is a type of confection made with sugar and peanuts. This type of candy can be seen in any parts of the world hence we have the croquant in France, chikki in India, kotkoti in Bangladesh and brittle in America to name some. In Philippines we have different...

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Sampalok Candy

Sampalok candy is a simple concoction of Tamarind and Sugar rolled into balls, popular candy in the Philippines and Thailand. Tamarind is a widely used ingredient in South East Asian countries like the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.  It is used in almost anything from soups and sauces, the sweet,...

Bukayo

Bukayo

Bukayo is a sweet Filipino dessert / snack that originated from Lingayen, it is made by simmering coconut strips in a mixture of coconut water and sugar until liquid is heavily reduced, mixture is then formed into balls or flat circles and left to harden to a chewy consistency. Bukayo...

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Pastillas de Leche

Pastillas de Leche if directly translated from Spanish means “milk tablets” or “milk pills” which basically describes this Filipino sweet delicacy. Pastillas de leche are sweet milk candies are made out of carabao (water buffalo) milk shaped into small cylinders, it is hardened by evaporation and addition of sugar during...

Candy Apples

Candy Apples

Candy apples or toffee apples are sweet treats made out of whole apples coated with a hard toffee or sugar candy. Commonly seen during Halloween and Guy Fawkes Day due to the fact that these festivals fall in the annual apple harvest season. Several days ago I posted a sweet...